If Harrisburg city councilwoman Sandra Reid is any indicator of how the city council and newly-elected mayor will work together, it’s better times ahead for both sides.

Harrisburg City Councilwoman Sandra Reid

“I am SO excited,” Reid said several times as she milled about Eric Papenfuse’s victory celebration Tuesday night at his bookstore, The Midtown Scholar.

“The city has had so much negativity… now we can move the city F-O-R-W-A-R-D.”

Asked what relations between the mayor and council will be like, Reid said, “Like husband and wife. We won’t see everything eye to eye, but we both have the same common goal. We want to move the city in a direction that’s not been done in 32 years.”

Before sliding over to greet another well-wisher, she said, “We can finally get trash off the street!”